In order to graduate with a degree in exercise science and sport
studies, students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in
all required courses.
Cook College students also must complete a minor or certificate program offered by the Cook College faculty.
I. College Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (5-6 credits)
11:015:101 Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)
11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
Courses that meet the introductory life and physical sciences requirement are listed under VIII B, Option requirements.
III. Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Multicultural and International Studies (3-6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter. 01:377:324
Movement Experiences for Individuals with Disabilities (3) is required
in the exercise science option.
V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes
A. Human Behavior
Courses that fulfill the human behavior requirement are listed under VIII B, Option requirements.
B. Economic Systems (3-6 credits)
11:373:101 Economics, People, and Environment (3)
11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3) or
equivalent and 01:220:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3) are
required in the sports management option.
C. Political Processes (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3) and at least one intermediate
or advanced course suggested in the Degree Requirements chapter. Note
that 01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)
and 04:192:380 Public Speaking (3) are required in the sport
management option.
VII. Experience-Based Education (6 credits)
01:377:490, 491 (BA,BA) Internship I in Exercise Science and
Sport Studies, Independent Study. Seniors in the exercise science and
general options must complete two 3-credit or one 6-credit internship.
Seniors in the exercise physiology and sport management options must
complete a 6-credit internship.
To be eligible
for the internships, students must have completed 90 credits with an
overall cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 and have
completed at least 20 credits in the major with a grade-point average
of 2.0 in all major and option requirements.
VIII. Proficiency in Exercise Science and Sport Studies (63.5-99 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (26.5-33.5)
Quantitative Skills (4-8)
01:377:275 Statistics and Research Design in Exercise Science (4)
01:640:1__ Precalculus (4) or placement in calculus is
required in the sport management and general options. At least one term
of calculus is required in the exercise physiology and exercise science
options.
Computer and Information Technology Competence (3)
01:198:110 Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3) or equivalent
Professional Ethics (0-3)
01:377:406 Management in Exercise Science and Sport (3)
01:377:319 Risk Management for Health and Fitness Professionals
may be substituted in the exercise physiology option.
Additional Requirements (19.5)
01:377:140 Foundations of Exercise Science and Sport Studies (1.5)
Cook College students majoring in exercise science and sport studies
also must complete a minor or certificate program offered by the Cook
College faculty (18).
B. OPTIONS (37-65.5)
1. Exercise Physiology (65.5)
Required courses (59.5)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
01:146:356 Systems Physiology (3)
01:146:357 Systems Physiology Laboratory (1)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
01:377:213 Functional Human Anatomy (4)
01:377:303 Neuromechanical Kinesiology (3)
01:377:319 Risk Management for Health and Fitness Professionals (1.5)
01:377:350 Biomechanics (3)
01:377:370 Exercise Physiology (3)
01:377:371 Exercise Physiology Laboratory (1)
01:377:381 Biochemistry of Exercise (3)
01:377:410 Exercise Testing and Prescription (4)
01:377:454 Advanced Exercise Physiology (3)
01:377:496 EKG Use and Interpretation (2)
01:750:193-194 Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent physics courses with laboratories
A course in human behavior (3). See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
Electives (6)
Additional 01:377 courses, 3 credits of which must be at
the 300 or 400 level and up to 3 credits of which may be minicourses.
2. Exercise Science (58)
Required courses (52)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
01:146:356 Systems Physiology (3)
01:146:357 Systems Physiology Laboratory (1)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
01:377:213 Functional Human Anatomy (4)
01:377:301 Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3)
01:377:303 Neuromechanical Kinesiology (3)
01:377:310 Motor Learning (3)
01:377:324 Movement of Experiences for the Disabled (3)
01:377:370 Exercise Physiology (3)
01:377:371 Exercise Physiology Laboratory (1)
01:750:193-194 Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent (including laboratories)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)
Electives (6)
01:377:___ At least 6 additional credits, 3 of which must be at the 300
or 400 level and up to 3 credits of which may be minicourses
3. Sport Management (49)
Required courses (46)
33:010:272 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
01:119:103 Principles of Biology (4)
__:___:___ A course in the physical sciences selected from the II
B listing in the degree requirements chapter (3)
04:189:101 Introduction to Communication (3) or 04: 192:201
Interpersonal Communication Processes (3) or 04:192:313 Message
Design for Public Relations and Organizational Communication (3)
04:189:102 Introduction to Media Systems and Processes (3)
04:192:380 Public Speaking (3)
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)
01:377:301 Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3)
01:377:305 Sport Sociology (3)
01:377:311 Sport Marketing (3)
01:377:320 Risk Management in Exercise Science and Sport (3)
01:377:323 Sport and the Law (3)
01:377:330 Organizational Behavior in Sport Management (3)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)
01:920:101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Electives (6)
01:377:___ Exercise science and sport studies electives (3,3)
Up to 3 credits may be minicourses.
4. General Option (37-38)
For Cook College students electing a double major in exercise science
and a Cook College program (e.g., nutritional sciences).
Required courses (28-29)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
01:377:213 Functional Human Anatomy (4)
01:377:218 Exercise and Health (3)
01:377:301 Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3) or 01: 377:305 Sport Sociology (3)
01:377:303 Neuromechanical Kinesiology (3)
01:750:193 Physics for the Sciences (4) or 01:750:203, 205 General
Physics (3) and General Physics Laboratory (1) or 01:750: 201
Extended General Physics (5)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)
Electives (9)
Students must complete at least 9 additional credits of exercise
science and sport studies (377) courses, up to 3 credits of which may
be minicourses.
IX. Unspecified Electives (0-32 credits)
